Hi! It is my first time doing a home lab and I am a bit stuck between three options for hardware.

  1. Lenovo ThinkCentre M715Q Tiny Ryzen 5 PRO 2400GE 3,2 GHz - SSD 256 GB RAM 8 GB
  2. Lenovo ThinkCentre M720Q Tiny Core i3-8100T 3.1 GHz - SSD 120 GB RAM 8 GB
  3. Dell OptiPlex 7050 Micro Core i5-7500T 2,7 GHz - SSD 256 GB RAM 8 GB

I will run TruenasOS to start the journey. And the price is pretty much the same for all systems.

What should i get?
Best regards

  • deefop@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Do you plan to have a plex server and use transcoding? If so, the i3 is probably the best call. If not, I’d go with the ryzen. And in fairness I’ve heard people saying that and transcodes fine on plex despite not being supported.